Mujib’s economic policies and their relevance today
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s economic policies were guided by his vision of establishing a democratic state with a just and equitable social order. He...
In search of good data in Bangladesh
Statistics on development indicators are useful to politicians, policy-makers and technocrats as well as international development partners. Accurate information has a direct impact on...
Bangladesh’s agro-revolution
Bangladesh has been one of the fastest-growing economies in the world over the past decade. It is among the best performers on poverty and...
Reopen and reimagine: the post-covid-19 economy
As Bangladesh recovers from the ravages of covid-19 and the economy reopens, both government and business must face an important fact: the world is...
Insights into the rural non-farm sector of Bangladesh
Traditionally, the rural non-farm (RNF) sector in Bangladesh consisted of an assortment of rural households dependent on a variety of livelihoods: artisans, barbers, petty...
Job creation and inclusive growth as the agenda for covid-19 recovery
The effects of the covid-19 pandemic go beyond health implications to include vital socioeconomic factors. Measures to reduce the spread of the pandemic, such...
The transition in electricity generation in Bangladesh
Today’s global energy use is 10 times greater than that in the early 1900s, when wood, coal and animal power dominated. The world has...
On behalf of rights and political cohesion in a ’newly’ liberated Bangladesh
In this era of covid-19, it is proving difficult to make sensible predictions of the future trajectory of events and trends in Bangladesh, as...
Could blockchain fast-track Bangladesh’s Vision 2041?
Covid-19 has taken centre stage in socio-economic policymaking across the globe. The pandemic captured the world in a cycle of feigning recovery and new...
Will Account Aggregator be Bangladesh’s solution to CMSME lending problem?
Up until recently, Bangladesh’s economy was growing at a rate of 8.2 %. A reduction in poverty took place at a staggering rate. The...